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The Empire Windrush

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The idea of this unit stems from a
text given for the Baccalaureat on June 2004, extracted from "And
Justice There Was None" by Deborah Crombie, 2002.

Along with the study of this text,
I created a few activities to help the students understand the circumstances
of the arrival of the newcomers, and the difficulties they might have
faced to settle in their new neighbourhood.

It was particularly important for
me to go further as I teach in the Caribbean island of Martinique which
is located between two islands of the British Commonwealth, namely St
Lucia and Dominica. This was therefore a great opportunity for me to
teach my students about the history of their region.

Step 1: Read the extract from
'And Justice There Was None" and answer the questions.

Step2: Now that you have found
out about the origins of the newcomers, guess where they came from precisely.
Use this link
(clickable map of the Caribbean) if you need help

Step 3: what common point
do the islands of St
Lucia and Dominica
(along with many other islands in the Caribbean) share? What other countries
or islands in the rest of the world share this common point? Use this
link for more information. (You can also click here
for more activities on St Lucia)

Step 4:
Discover how The Empire Windrush
and her passengers changed the face of Britain: do the following activities